The Tampa Bay Bucs practiced early on Thanksgiving Day in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

Coach Raheem Morris said nearly everyone was accounted for. The main exception was defensive end Michael Bennett who did not practice for the second straight day. He is unlikely to play on Sunday because of a groin injury.

Johnson, who held out before getting a new contract, has not been near his Pro Bowl form. In fact, Tennessee is last in the NFL in running.

“Obviously that’s on the top of our list on the disappointing side is our run game when you have someone like Chris Johnson and so much is expected of him on a weekly basis,” said Tennessee coach Mike Munchak. “The contract holdout and all the focus put on him during training camp just magnifies when you’re struggling to run the ball. Its not him. He’s obviously working hard in practice. No one wants to run for a 100 yards more than he does. So its frustrating.

“When you’re last at something, it’s a team effort to get that accomplished,” Munchak said. “It’s unfamiliar ground because the Titans have been known more about running the football and hard-nosed running the football more than anything else the last 15 years and this is the first year we’ve struggled to this level with our running game. It’s hard to explain.”

Don’t expect Tampa Bay to sleep on Johnson, who has two 100-yard rushing games this season.

“Their running back is amazing,” said rookie defensive end Da’Quan Bowers. “He’s going to find the gap and hit it with his world-class speed. You’ve got to get him before he gets going. The offensive line is very good at positional blocking. They’re going to make the holes for CJ to get in. We have to do a great job of trying to penetrate and closing it off. We know what he’s capable of doing.”